Joseph Patrick Donahue

Joseph Patrick Donahue (November 6, 1870 – April 26, 1959) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York from 1945 to 1959.

[1] Donahue was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of New York on June 8, 1895, in Troy by Bishop Thomas Burke.

[2] The archdiocese assigned Donahue as curate at St. Stephen's Parish in Manhattan, a posting he would hold for the next 19 years.

[1] In 1913, the archdiocese transferred Donahue from St. Stephen's to become pastor at Holy Trinity Parish in Mamaroneck, New York.

[2] Donahue continued to serve as an auxiliary bishop until his death in New York on April 26, 1959, at age 88.